ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,484, issued on July 22.

"Airplane passenger transport system" was invented by Roy Eliason (South Haven, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An airplane passenger transport system that includes an airplane and a first passenger module. The first passenger module is removably positionable in the airplane. The first passenger module is adapted to transport at least one person in an at least partially enclosed configuration. The first passenger module includes at least one of a seat and a bed for the at least one person can sit while being transported in the airplane."

The patent was filed on May 21, 2024, under Application No. 18/669,...